Rebecca returned to American University to address Professor Bill Gentile's Photojournalism and Social Documentary class. The experience was an opportunity for her to talk about her work as a backpack journalist and share the lessons she has learned as a foreign correspondent. See the following parts of her interview in Professor Gentile's class at the following links:

The U.S. Institute of Peace invited Rebecca to talk about her experience reporting on the ground in Kashmir for a panel discussion titled Violence in Kashmir. Click here to listen to Rebecca speak about the situation on the ground in Kashmir and the nature of the protests which took place in the summer of 2010.

As a panelist at Facing the Challenge of Turmoil in Kashmir, Rebecca presents on the role of students in Kashmir demonstrations. Her experiences in Kashmir as an international correspondent adds insight to the Kashmir conflict from her on the ground experiences.

In multiple sections, Bill Gentile reflects on Rebecca's journey to becoming a backpack journalist as well as her participance in the Backpack Journalism Project series.

Television

Guilford County Native Runs 125 Miles in Desert is an interview done by WFMY News 2 about Rebecca's ultra-marathon across Libya, its intent to break borders and her desire to apply her lessons learned from the experience to North Carolina schools. Click below for the full interview.

Review

"I was pleased but not surprised. Not even when she dropped me e-mail messages or phoned from places like Kabul or Kashmir. I became accustomed to it. To her success, that is."